Battle of Hatfield Investigation Society

Dear All,

Apologies for the very short notice, but if you would like to attend a talk at Elmton with Creswell Local History Group tomorrow, then here are the details.

This will include the very latest on the Battle of Hatfield Investigation’s Society’s quest to resolve the mystery of the skeletons discovered in 1950/1 at St Mary’s Cuckney.

The talk itself will last just over an hour and there will then be time for immediate questio...

Dear All,

We are meeting c. 11 members of the (Sheffield based) Hunter Archaeological Society at St. Mary’s Cuckney at 11am this Saturday 1st April.

We will be having a walk and talk at St. Mary’s and then “repairing” to the Greendale Oak for lunch and further questions.

All are welcome to join us but I would be grateful if you could let me know via an email to :

[email protected]

Dear All,

Sorry for not reporting back earlier but an awful amount of work and subsequent deliberations have been taking place over the last few weeks.

Firstly the good news … The P.C.C. will support a Diocesan Faculty approach

As previously alerted, we duly met the P.C.C. (Parochial Church Council) on the 20th February with a view to obtaining their support for invas...

Did a King Die at Cuckney?

Wednesday 15th March 2017, 2 - 3pm

Worksop Library

Tickets: £3

Booking advised

Call 01909 535353 or book at www.inspireculture.org.uk

As the Battle of Hatfield Investigation Society continues its search for the last battle of King Edwin, its chairman Paul Jameson describes the background, aims and progress of this exciting local archaeology project.

Dear All,

On the 3rd January we presented the Parochial Church Council (P.C.C.) with a document entitled, "Supporting Information for Faculty Request".

This document is available here

This details the Preferences adopted by Community vote for sampling work at S...

Dear All,

I will be doing a presentation entitled :

“The Ongoing Search for Evidence that Edwin was slain in Battle at Cuckney in 632”

Location : Cuckney Village Hall on 14th February (please arrive by 7:20pm, starts at 7:30pm)

Please note that the entry fee is £5 for non members (£4 members).

Dear All,

Apologies for the short notice, but BOHIS will be interviewed at the Greendale Oak, Cuckney next Monday (30th January) @ 3pm by Mansfield Radio (103.2 FM) – this should take about an hour.

If you are attending, please arrive by 2:45pm.

They would ideally like to ask questions to a variety of supporters about the project.

Project volunteer Nick Mason and Andy Gaunt ...

Dear All,

Can you help BOHIS solve a mystery which could have major consequences for Phase 2 (Sampling) - Funding & Permissions ?

As you know, having discovered features (ie. possible reinterment sites etc..) at St. Mary’s, we are now trying to gain permission & funding in order to sample these to see whether the bones are of Saxon origin.

Very interestingly, during those Phase 1 field operations operati...

Dear All,

We'd like to say sorry that there hasn't been a post since late September but a lot has occurred in the interim that will hopefully hearten you !

A Summary of Events Since September

Firstly, we have now have verbal sampling permissions from the Welbeck Estates Company Ltd. re. their land abutting St. Mary's Church, Cuckney which may be great news for the location of Cuckney Castle.

Secondly, the Community has now ...